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Donald Trump’s approval has absolutely cratered over the last 6 weeks — taking him from the low 40s to the low 30s in the blink of an eye.
How to explain the collapse? “Prices,” G. Elliott Morris of Strength In Numbers told me in a Substack Live chat on Thursday afternoon. (Sidebar: The start of Trump’s poll collapse on inflation/cost of living directly correlates to the start of the Iran war.)
“Those voters who voted for Donald Trump because they don’t really pay attention to politics or they really trusted the guy because the economy was quite good from 2017 to February 2020 [are] realizing maybe they made a mistake or they were misled,” explained Elliott.
Which led us to another important question: How low can Trump go? Or put another way: Has he reached his polling floor — or can he still go lower?
If you want to know the answer — or at least where we landed on the question — you need to watch our conversation above!
Elliott and I also talked about:
Why the 2026 Virginia referendum isn’t a blueprint for Republicans in November 🚨📉🗳️
What the Maine Senate race reveals 👀🦞🏛️
Why AOC is smiling today 😏🌹📈
What don’t Democrats like about the Democratic Party 🤔🔵⚠️
The most important lens through which to view 2028 🔮🇺🇸🧭
Make sure to check out Elliott’s amazing work at his Strength In Numbers Substack where he just released a national poll last week.
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